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<span class=large>THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES</span>
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CHAPTER 28
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Paul is unharmed by a viper’s bite—He heals the sick in Melita—He preaches in Rome, first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles.
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And</span> when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Rom. 1: 14.">barbarous</a> people shewed us no little <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/28/2b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Hospitality.">kindness</a>: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
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And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid <i>them</i> on the fire, there came a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mark 16: 18; D&C 24: 13; D&C 84: 72 (71-72); D&C 124: 99 (98-100).">viper</a> out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
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And when the barbarians saw the <i>venomous</i> beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
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And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 10: 19.">harm</a>.
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Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 14: 11 (8-11).">god</a>.
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In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Courtesy.">courteously</a>.
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And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sickness.">sick</a> of a fever and of a <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/28/8b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR dysentery.">bloody</a> flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/28/8c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Administrations to the Sick; TG Hands, Laying on of.">hands</a> on him, and healed him.
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So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
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Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded <i>us</i> with such things as were necessary.
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And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
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And landing at Syracuse, we tarried <i>there</i> three days.
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And from thence we <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/13a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR went around, took circuitous course.">fetched</a> a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
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Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
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And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Thanksgiving.">thanked</a> God, and took <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/28/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Courage.">courage</a>.
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And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
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And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men <i>and</i> brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
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Who, when they had examined me, would have let <i>me</i> go, because there was no cause of death in me.
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But when the Jews spake against <i>it,</i> I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
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For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see <i>you,</i> and to speak with <i>you:</i> because that for the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/20a" mark="a" type="C" title="Acts 23: 6; TG Hope.">hope</a> of Israel I am bound with this chain.
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And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
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But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
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And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into <i>his</i>  lodging; to whom he <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 68: 1.">expounded</a> and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and <i>out of</i> the <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/28/23b" mark="b" type="A" title="Acts 3: 18 (18-21); Acts 24: 14; Acts 26: 22; Alma 18: 36.">prophets</a>, from morning till evening.
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And some believed the things which were spoken, and some <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/24a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Unbelief, Unbelievers.">believed</a> not.
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And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/25a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.">spake</a> the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
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Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 6: 9.">perceive</a>:
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For the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/27a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Hardheartedness.">heart</a> of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/28/27b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Spiritual Blindness.">eyes</a> have they closed; lest they should see with <i>their</i> eyes, and hear with <i>their</i> ears, and understand with <i>their</i> heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
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Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/28/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 13: 46.">Gentiles</a>, and <i>that</i> they will hear it.
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And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
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And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
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Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
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